Sun Ra - Space Probe
You have to love headcases in music.
Nutjobs in music are the cornerstone of my record collection. There's nothing better than listening to someone who should be certified expressing himself through the art of music. I mean I could listen to some singer songwriter crying over his guitar about some long lost love. Or I could listen to a collection of songs inspired by space travel
BY A MAN WHO THINKS HE WAS BORN ON SATURN !!!!!!.
I'm not really that big on jazz. I try and listen to some of the greats from that genre but it's more out of curiosity than any love for it. I'll keep on nibbling away at it and maybe one day i'll get it as I can see a whole world of music there thats just waiting to be heard. I can appreciate the talent behind it which is always a good sign as that's how I normally approach something like this that I am not familiar with. And I do like some of the modern jazz bands such as Acoustic Ladyland & Soil & Pimp Sessions.
Although for someone perceived as a jazz musician there doesn't actually seem to be a lot 'jazz' on this album although the second track 'Primitive' does have some avate garde trumpet noodling on it , and the third track 'The Conversion of J.P.' is basically tribal style bongos with some flute & piano accompanying them with some smooth mellow sounds. The first track and the title track of the album sounds like a 20 minute robot orgy and is much more radical than anything bands like Kraftwerk were doing in 1974 when this album came out.
Do I like it?
I have no idea , I mean how do you judge 20 minutes of bloops & bleeps. I quite like the last track though.
Am I glad I listened to this?
Hell yes , I got much more enjoyment out of this album than some dull faceless rock album that currently clogs up the British media.
Rating
a bag of KP nuts
